Morgan Latif is a specialist leadership search & development consultancy. We partner with clients across the Medical & Dental Technology, Packaging, Consumer, E-mobility, and Industrial Technology sectors to support their transformation and diversity objectives. Our mission is to combine traditional recruitment and coaching methodologies with innovative technology to deliver tailored solutions to both clients and candidates.
Position Overview
Morgan Latif has been exclusively retained by a leading European industrial technology organisation to appoint a Chief Executive Officer to lead one of its project-driven business units who sell solutions (hardware & software) into process and discrete manufacturing organisations.
With a strong technological foundation and an established European footprint, the organisation is entering an ambitious growth phase focused on expanding international sales, strengthening operational performance, and scaling the project business significantly over the coming years.
The incoming CEO will have full leadership responsibility for the business, driving commercial growth, strengthening customer partnerships, and leading the organisation through the next stage of strategic expansion.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and execute the strategic growth plan for a project-based industrial solutions business serving factories, warehouses, and logistics environments.
* Take full ownership of P&L performance, driving revenue growth, profitability, and operational efficiency.
* Lead and expand international sales activities, building strong relationships with key industrial customers and strategic partners.
* Oversee large-scale project sales cycles, including customer negotiations and contract management for complex industrial solutions.
* Develop and execute a medium- and long-term growth strategy, with a clear objective to scale the business significantly.
* Build and lead a high-performing leadership team across sales, operations, engineering, and project delivery functions.
* Ensure successful execution of complex customer projects, maintaining high levels of quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
* Strengthen organisational collaboration and support the development of international service and lifecycle management capabilities.
* Represent the company externally with customers, partners, and industry stakeholders.
Qualifications
* Proven experience as a CEO, Managing Director, or General Manager within project-based industrial business.
* Strong track record in selling highly-engineered solutions to factories, warehouses, or logistics infrastructure projects.
* Demonstrated success leading complex project sales and customer negotiations.
* Strong commercial acumen with experience managing full P&L responsibility.
* Ability to lead international teams and multi-site operations.
* Entrepreneurial mindset with strong strategic and operational leadership capabilities.
* Degree in engineering, business, or a related discipline.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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